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Poland enjoyed a highly successful UEFA U-19 European
Championship. The East Europeans excelled in their role as
tournament hosts, and the Polish U-19s also sealed a much
sought-after berth at the FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007, where
the team coached by Michal Globisz could easily prove one of the
surprise packages.

QualifyingThe U-19-European Championships on home soil started badly
for the home team with a demoralising 1-0 Group A reverse against
Austria. However, the players roused themselves for their crucial
second fixture and registered a convincing 4-1 victory over
Belgium. A semi-final berth was at stake in the final group fixture
against the Czech Republic, but although home dreams of a place in
the last four evaporated in a 2-0 defeat to the Czechs, the Poles
had done enough to secure a third-place finish in the Group and
with it a ticket to the FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007.

CoachMichal Globisz, born in Poznan in 1956, enjoyed only moderate
success as a player but rapidly made a name for himself after
switching to the coaching side of the game in 1974. Initially
attached to the youth section at BKS Lechia Gdansk in the north of
Poland, Globisz earned a sports university diploma in Warsaw four
years later before taking charge of Lechia's senior team in the
national second division in 1981. He joined the Polish association
(PZPN) just a year later, and has worked there in a variety of
roles ever since. He trained the country's futsal squad in
1994, but switched back to the eleven-a-side game just two years
later, stepping up to the U-14 helm before leading his charges as a
U-16 team to the 1998-9 UEFA U-16 European Championship Final.
Globisz subsequently travelled with his squad to the FIFA U-17
World Championship New Zealand 1999. He then coached at U-18 level,
leading his side to the trophy at the 2000-2001 UEFA U-18-European
Championship.

Star playerWithout a doubt, Legia Warsaw striker Dawid Janczyk rates as
the most gifted player in the side. Janczyk, who collected domestic
championship honours with his club ahead of the U-19 European
Championship, fired a hat-trick in the 4-1 group stage victory over
Belgium, and posed a constant threat in front of goal in his
side's other fixtures. In Poland, Janczyk is already attracting
comparisons with the legendary Zbigniew Boniek. The speedy and
technically able goal-getter was called into the senior national
squad by then head coach Pawel Janas in March 2006 for a friendly
against Saudi Arabia, but was prevented from appearing by injury.
Other pivotal figures include Janczyk's strike partner Kamil
Król, defender Jaroslaw Fojut and keeper Przemyslaw Tyton.

Record

Poland reached the semi-finals of the FIFA World Youth
Championship on two occasions: Japan 1979 and Mexico 1983.

Qualifying for the FIFA World Youth Championship Australia
1981, the Poles went home after the first round.

Quote
"Qualifying for the World Cup in Canada is a
real consolation for missing out on the European semi-finals. This
was our minimum target. We've come away from the tournament
with a lot of positives, but most of all, my players have gained
valuable experience." (Poland coach Michal Globisz after
qualifying for Canada 2007)